PVI joins task force of stakeholders to sign Gulf of Guinea Declaration on the suppression of piracy
PVI has joined forces with the world’s leading companies and associations in the shipping industry to sign the Gulf of Guinea Declaration on the Suppression of Piracy.
More than one hundred organisations from across the maritime industry, including flag state administrations, shipowners, charterers, and shipping associations have come together as a task force to raise world attention about the threats to shipping in the Gulf of Guinea.
“We are committed to providing safe passage for vessels and crews while operating within the Gulf of Guinea and beyond. Signing this declaration is far more than just adding names to a page, it is reaffirmation of Protection Vessels International’s long term commitment to partnering and capacity building with regional navies and home-grown West African security companies by sea and by land in the Gulf of Guinea”, said James Hilton, Managing D
Pirate gangs fuelling record number of ‘easy money’ kidnaps raking in $50k per victim, Brit ex-Marine reveals
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17 Feb 2021, 14:34
PIRATES gangs are giving up stealing cargo in favour of easy money kidnappings which can net them ransoms of up to $50,000 per victim, a former Royal Marine has told us.
Wielding machine guns and RPGs, sea-faring criminals kidnapped 135 people last year alone - the highest figure in ten years - with a record number being snatched in the Gulf of Guinea off West Africa.
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Experts told The Sun Online pirates are turning to kidnapping as they consider it a much easier and more lucrative way of making cash than stealing cargo.
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8 February 2021 | 09:34am
StockMarketWire.com - Professional services group RBG said it had appointed Barry Roche as managing director of its law firm Rosenblatt.
Roche had joined Rosenblatt in February 2020 as interim chief operating officer to lead its expansion.
An ex-marine, he also had built a support services business from start-up before it was acquired in 2009 by PHS.
Roche also was one of the founders of maritime security business Protection Vessels International and had founded Protection Group International, a cyber security and intelligence business.
At 9:34am: [LON:RBGP] Rosenblatt Group Plc share price was 0p at 60p
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